Modular housing units, reusable support structure, and utility connector

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of prefabricated modular housing units, each of the plurality of prefabricated modular housing units including:

a modular unit electrical subsystem,

a modular unit potable water subsystem, and

a modular unit wastewater subsystem, and

a modular interior wall system that includes a modular wall system framework configured to support a plurality of removable modular tiles of a plurality of sizes arranged in a modular organization,

wherein at least two of the plurality of removable modular tiles are supported via the modular wall system framework such that a side of a given one of the at least two tiles is coextensive with the side of another one of the at least two tiles, and

the modular wall system framework includes electrical power connections that activate an electrically powered removable modular tile via an insulated pin body and an electrode when the electrically powered removable modular tile is coupled to the modular wall system framework via a plurality of spring-loaded connectors configured such that when the tile is placed against the modular wall system framework, receiving holes of the modular wall system framework receive the ends of the spring-loaded connectors and a catch mechanism pulls into tension a spring of the spring-loaded connector; and

a rack for supporting the plurality of prefabricated modular housing units, wherein

the rack is assembled from posts and beams into a supporting structure for the plurality of prefabricated modular units,

the posts and beams are configured with connectors to be attached and detached with hand tools and decoupled into individual components without damage to the posts and beams, and

the posts and beams of the supporting structure are configured to be disassembled and reassembled into the supporting structure, the assembled rack including:

a rack electrical subsystem;

a rack potable water subsystem;

a rack wastewater subsystem; and

a plurality of locations for supporting the plurality of modular housing units.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein

the system further comprises a modular unit docking connector coupled to the respective modular housing unit and coupled to each of the respective modular unit subsystems, and wherein the modular unit docking connector is configured to slidably couple with one of the plurality of rack docking connectors as the respective modular unit is placed into the rack; and

the system further comprises a drainage system including a rainwater collecting roof that covers the rack and orients the collected rainwater out and away from the rack assembly via a drainpipe.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein

each location on the rack is configured with alignment components that align the modular unit docking connector with the respective docking connector as the respective modular unit is placed into the rack, and

the posts and beams are configurable so that a variable number of units may be accommodated by the rack using differing assemblies of posts and beams.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein

the modular unit docking connector is a female connector and the rack docking connector is a male connector configured to slide into the female connector, and

the system includes a railing for a rooftop gathering area.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein

the modular unit docking connector is a male connector and the rack docking connector is a female connector configured to accept the male connector into the female connector,

the system includes external cladding attached to the rack.

6. A device comprising:

a prefabricated modular housing unit including:

a modular unit electrical subsystem;

a modular unit potable water subsystem;

a modular unit wastewater subsystem;

a modular unit docking connector coupled to the respective modular housing unit and coupled to each of the respective modular unit subsystems, wherein the modular docking connector is configured to couple to a rack docking connector of a rack; and

a modular interior wall system that includes a modular wall system framework configured to support a plurality of removable modular tiles of a plurality of sizes arranged in a modular organization, wherein

at least two of the plurality of removable modular tiles are supported via the modular wall system framework such that a side of a given one of the at least two tiles is coextensive with the side of another one of the at least two tiles, and

the modular wall system framework includes electrical power connections that activate an electrically powered removable modular tile via an insulated pin body and an electrode when the electrically powered removable modular tile is coupled to the modular wall system framework via a plurality of spring-loaded connectors configured such that when the tile is placed against the modular wall system framework, receiving holes of the modular wall system framework receive the ends of the spring-loaded connectors and a catch mechanism pulls into tension a spring of the spring-loaded connector.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the modular unit docking connector is configured to slidably couple with the rack docking connector as the prefabricated modular housing unit is placed into the rack that includes the rack docking connector.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the modular unit docking connector is a female connector configured to slidably couple with the rack docking connector.

9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the modular unit docking connector is a male connector configured to slidably couple with the rack docking connector.

10. The device of claim 6 , wherein the modular unit wastewater subsystem of the prefabricated modular housing unit includes a wastewater tank for storing wastewater.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the prefabricated modular housing unit is configured to use the wastewater tank when the modular unit docking connector is decoupled from the rack docking connector and to not use the wastewater tank when the modular unit docking connector is coupled to the rack docking connector.

12. The device of claim 6 , wherein the modular unit docking connector is configured to seal one or more couplings to the modular unit potable water subsystem and the modular unit wastewater subsystem when the modular unit docking connector is decoupled from the rack docking connector.

13. The device of claim 6 , wherein the modular unit electrical subsystem that the modular unit docking connector is coupled to is also coupled to the modular interior wall system of the prefabricated modular housing unit, the modular interior wall system comprising:

one or more removable modular tiles that are electrically coupled to the modular unit electrical subsystem and that provide one or more of:

electrically-powered functionality, or

an electrical connector for connecting electrically-powered devices.